The RBI repealed its November 2025 Directions for Urban Co-operative Bank branch authorisations and replaced them with new Directions, maintaining continuity of prior actions and approvals.
RBI’s 2025 amendment revises large exposure limits, intra-group transaction rules, and risk monitoring frameworks to strengthen concentration risk management in banks.
RBI amends IRACP Directions, deleting Paragraph 117, permitting banks to reverse released provisions or transfer them to General Reserve from January 1, 2026.
CBDT notifies a State Pollution Control Board as exempt under Section 10(46A), effective AY 2024-25. The decision confirms tax-free status for statutory environmental regulators.
New SEBI amendment mandates valuation of employee share benefit schemes only by independent registered valuers, phasing out merchant banker valuations except for ongoing assignments.
Universal coverage under PF, ESI, gratuity, and digital portability strengthen worker welfare, including gig and migrant workers. The takeaway is broader safety nets and continuity of benefits.
Explains India’s rise to the top five global coffee exporters and its consistent USD 1+ billion export performance. Key takeaway: trade reforms and specialty coffee varieties are boosting global competitiveness.
Innovative programs like PM GatiShakti and SMILE reduce logistics costs, enhance efficiency, and improve multimodal freight connectivity across India.
The OSHWC Code, 2020 and Social Security Code enhance worker protection in pharma through risk management, medical surveillance, and competency-based certifications.
The Ministry of Corporate Affairs removed non-operational companies under the Companies Act to ensure compliance and transparency. Suspicious cases are reported to agencies like ED and IT Department for monitoring.
